Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 3, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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THE BETTER CLAM OF CITIZENSHIP WILL FIND GILLESPIE COUNTY AN IDEAL PLACE TO BUILD A COMFORTABLE HOME
J eericksburg Standard
NO. 15.
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920
13TH YEAR
A. P. C. PETSCH, Attorney
E. C. HANSEN, Real Estate
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F, J. BRANDES.
GOLD BUILDING.
On Dec.
30th,
1919, Mr.
He
Junction to Fredericksburg and
and Mrs. D. A. Riley.
and friends at San Anto-
xas.
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A rno
of the limb may not be
inflation
necessary.
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Columbia
rendered several ap-
propriate
songs.
taken out of the arm by
on
a
wi-
was
Creek.
His comrades in arms of
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Railroad
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Alexander of Siberia Killed.
ity.
a jury-
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remedied by/the borrowing da
the line will cease operation en-
, tirely.
joyed by the young people.
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Reuben
du Pont de Nemours and Co. of
answer
a
competition and
in
tying contracts4* in
country
unprece-
presidential nomination with the
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and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vander
Stucken and child are visiting re-
his four-horse team fell with him
and was dragged a piece on the
several days, came to grief again
at the bridge across Grape Creek
me-
tho
The Federal Trade Commission
announced that it had cited E. 1.
to Texas with
served in the
tion, all along the road
The break-down now has
R)
dented wages and producing less
than ever before, according to
the board, and money is being
spent lavishly, particularly upon
luxuries, with signs of the prac-
tice of economics generally want-
ing.
grate to the United States?
Are you a naturalized or an
alien ?
If naturalized, in what year?
August Zincke,
Preiident.
Staats was cutting wood with
motor saw outfit.
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Election of officers and other business.
Robert Peoniger,
Secretary.
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H. O. L. to Stay With Us.
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Commission Accuses DuPonts of
Unfair Methods.
Striegler had been the leader of
this society for twelve years, and
for twenty years was a teacher
of the public school at Meusebach
Mr. Herbert Hoffman, of Ma-,
son, spent the holidays at Frede-
ricksburg.
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Specialist in Examination of the eyes and fitting of glasses,
Will be at his office in the Gold Building every first Monday of each
month and remain for one week.
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nesday in January.
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Messrs. Ernst Schmidt & Sons
Louis Kordzik.
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The train which left Frede-
ricksburg on Friday noon after
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Miss Ruby Riley and Mr. Ches-
badly crippled during the
(>n Sunday, the 28th
ALFRED P. C. PETSCH
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
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Damaged Locomotive Replaced
by Another.
The service of the Frede-
1842, and came
answer survived by his widow; two suns,
| Robert and Alwin, both promi-
was married to Miss Anna Pue-
schell. The aged couple could
celebrate its golden wedding an-
niversary on the 12th of July,
1919, in the midst of the family
and a great number of friends.
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I Gen. Leonard Wood today filed
a formal announcement of hia
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INTERESTING BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.
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GATHERED BY OUR REPORTER ON HIS DAILY ROUNDS
IN CITY AND COUNTRY.
ricksburg & Northern
burg-Kerrville roads. Miss Puhl
will take the census in District
No. 102, which is all the territory
of Gillespie County west of the
former named roads.
The following questions will be
asked by the enumera-
tors and every head of a family
The Loan & Abstract Company
H. G. STRIEGLER. Manazer
; LOANS, ABSTRACTS, FIRE INSURANCE
Room 1O. Gold Bldg., Fredericksburg, Texas
tions throughout the
made public today.
Labor is receiving
| । many people attending the last
Do you own the home or rent rites at the grave. Rev. Konzack
it, and, if owned, is it mortgag-' officiated at the residence and at
ed? The amount of mortgage the grave and the singing’society
will not be aske.
What is your sex?
What is your color?
What is your age?
Prof, and Mrs. Emil Baethge of
Seguin; Mr. Felix Jordan, of
Mason; Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wel-
ty, of Southon, Bexar County.
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Gen. Wood Candidate for Pre-
an interruption of
een jumped the track.
ly, the wife, the son, daughter, and a well-meaning, public-spi-
Cora Meckel, Julia sister, brother, mother, father, riled citizen.
» and Cecilia Tiemann came । boarder, servant, grandmother, interment was made in the
| over from Austin per auto to grandfather, grandson, grand- l nion Cemetery on the afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wahrmund spend Christmas with relatives daughter, niece, nephew, uncle or; of the last day of the old year,
They were accom- aunt?
In what year did you immi- Creek. Eiis colraues in arms or
I the Civil War accompanied the
coffin to the last resting place.
The deceased reached the age
of 77 years 7 months and 12 days.
May he rest in peace!
Mr.’ Ove W.
blasting powder for a period of
five years at a price fixed upon
the condition that the coal pro-
ducers would not use powder ma-
nufactured by any competitor of
South Dakota Secretary of State, the respondent company.”
service for
diately. Mr. Harris is enumera-
tor for District No. 101, which his parents.
Ove W . Striegler one of the old-
est and most highly esteemed
citizens of Gillespie ( ounty, died
after an illness of several weeks.
mann, Fredericksburg ; .................... .............- ......... .....
Grona, Morris Ranch, ami Philip ing of large fireworks. Balls Mis August Kirchoff; Mr. and
Strackhein, Frederieksburg, as weir going on in the two big Mrs. Fred Hartmann; Mrs. Alfie
new subscribers to the STAX- halls of the town, and were en- Kordzik; Mrs. Ella Basse; Mrs. I
Robitsch and. child; Mrs. Louis
Durst and son Milton; Messrs.
includes all territory in Gillespie Southern army during the Civil
War, Un July 12th, 1869, he
Berlin, Dec.
Drilling for Oil Has Been
Started.
The machinery for the sink-
ing of the test well in Gus. Gold's
pasture near Stonewall is now in
place and drilling was started at
the end of this week. The par-
ties interested in the enterprise,
have promised the STANDARD
t to lk us have occasional reports
about the progress of the work.
We wish for them the best of
success!
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) Messrs. Adolph Mergenthaler,
jr., Alfred Schneider, Chester
Sehneider and Harry Schneider,
all of Dallas, spent the holidays
with their folks and friends nt
. Lome.
candidacy for the Republican
been appointed census enumera-
tors for Gillespie County and
will commence their work imme-
. sident.
Pierre, S. D., Dec. 31.— Maj.
physician. The patient is now
doing well.
mas on a visit to Mrs. Wahr- panied by Messrs. Herbert
mund's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fischer and Alois 'l iemann
Mr. Christ. Behrens of Lucken-
born at
May 18th,
Are you single, married,
dowed or divorced?
latives
nio.
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Mrs. Felix Vander Stucken
was five children; one. son died
J when still very young. He is
Prince Re-
interstate commerce.
“The complaint,” the commis-
sion’s statement says, 4 4 al leges
that the respondents contracted
with various producers of bitu-
minous coal in the Springfield,
111., district for the sale of
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— alley Game Protective
q. Association.
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10, undersigned land-own
of formed an organizati4
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xiety. On Monday evening of
this week while visiting at Capt. mail route from Fredericksburg of Mr.
H. Stieler’s ranch near Comfort,
and friends at San Antonio.
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Mrs. Oscar Roggenbucke of El
Bankersmith. Three
Workman Hurt by Flying Steel.
On Monday, Dec. 29th, 1919,
while working in the granite
quarries of the firm of Nagel
Bros., at Bear Mountain, Mr. Fe- corder;
lix Jung had the misfortune to vice oracle; Mrs.
be hurt by a flying piece of steel, sehall, past oracle; Mrs. Alfred
The piece broke off a chisel and Riley, chancellor; Mrs. Max
entered the right arm at the Henke, marshall; Mrs. Hugo Martin Ingenhuett. Mr. Kurt
wrist ranging upward to near the Klier, inner sentinel; Ms. Hu- Wahrmund, member of the firm ..... __________________________
elbow. The wounded man came bert Kott, outer sentinel. Instal- of Maier & Wahrmund, returned bach got hurt while hauling corn
+0 town and the piece of steel lation of officers will take place Sunday while Mrs. Kurt Wahr- from his ranch on the Pedernales
the evening of the first Wed- round remained with her parents last week. The saddle mule of
a little while longer.
should be prepared to
Mr. F. J. Maier proprietor of them.
the Daylight Store, returned! Following is a list of thenent citizens of our county; two
derici STAg Chamber of Com- from a trip to San Antonio Sun- questions to be asked each per- daughters, Mrs. ( lara Jung and
mere- almbined with a luncheon, day. While at the Alamo City, son enumerated, a penalty being Miss Constance Striegler; four
given by provided in case anyone refuses grandchildren; two brothers, Mr.
■ to answer any of the questions Olfert Striegler, of Menard, and
or give information which is not Mr. Frederick Striegler, of Gilleg-
true: (pie; and two sisters, Mrs. Ama-
Un what street do you live? lia Nelson, of Welfare, and Airs.
What is the number of your inez Pickett, of Oklahoma.
The issue of their marriage
Tuesday we had no mail service
except by way of Kerrville, and
of course, ml train service. The
train service’ has been bad for
some time and a gt amount of
freight is waiting for’tansporta-
locomotive from the Arans, An unlucky huntsman killed a
Pass. The rust train from below hg and was pulled before the
arrived here Friday morning and Khh last week who improved
went back to the Junction imme- his eesight by applying a $20-
diately- plaster, ihe young man was a
-Ways and means must be stranger in Gillespie County, and
found to improve the service, or came up from tin- coast country
where bucks run around wiki,
without horns. DARI).
WILBUR C. TREADWELL, Optometrist, mapbe k."ehn-1Ah
thur Schwarz, Edwin Knopp, all
of San Antonio.— Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington, Del., to answ
Geo. Oehler and Mr. Oehler’s complaint alleging unfair
sister of Llano; Prof. E. J. M. thods - ------
The firm ofChas. Schwarz.....3^ ths •
sold out its stoek ol goods to a left hand. The patient is
« San Antonio party and the goods -
ed up. Thea the Hauge on one are being shipped out to that
wheel of the locomotive broke. ...
That settled the hash. Since " ‘ ‘
gun Sa- ------ ----- . . ।
muzzle down, was discharged.
The charge struck her above the
ankle and made an ugly wound.
Physicians from Comfort, Frede-
ricksburg and San Antonio were
called to the ranch where the pa-
tient still remains. Mr. and Mrs.
U. Krauskopf, the parents ol
Mrs. A. L. Cunningham, have any -g.
gonsutonenbedsmdsngnamat San thi8”mere. allmbined witl • luneheon, day while at the Alamo City,
lodispo Cai., has been wired Complaints will also be made will sty held on Tuesday night, he attended a concert !
ind he isP’pemtd to arrive very to the main office of the railway Januas 13th Don t fail to be Sousa s celebrated band,
soon MrMcunningham had and to the State Railroad Con.- present, Mr.Businessman: ---U--
come from California some time mission about the bad all around I Messrs. . ds. Basse, ______
aqo to visit her relatives and service the road is g1v1ng to tnc Mr. Max Wahrmund is now so- anslnr I,, Wilke -111(1 Hal.' . . .
friends during the holidays. people. eretary of the local Chamber of 2ar IsiuM,‛ students at the Uni-! What is the number of your inez Pickett,.of Oklahoma. The
According to latest reports am- ---------- Commerce and the Bureau of versity of Texas, came over from housel. • ... aniyrtogether.withahostof
Royal Neighbors Elect. Public Information at the Priess Austin to spend 'll,,, yule-tide .What is your surname, your -riends, mourn the departure of
The I.,. al lodge of Royal Building. He has turned over witn relatives and friends. .given name and middle initialt , this good and upright man who
Neighbors elected the following the agency for selling La Perla, Are you the head of the fami- was a loving husband and father
officers at their December meet- ete., to Mr. Louis Gerhardt, and
ing: Mrs Nannie Striegler, for that purpose made a business Misses
oracle; Mrs. Otto Stoffers, re- triP San Antonio last week. Knop
ceiver; All's. Margaret Puhl, re- 0 .over
’ ; Airs. Oscar Krauskopf, ----- ---------------- —........... -
Willie Alar- went over to Comfort for Christ- and. mends.
A Sad Accident. To Improve Mail Facilities. ——0——
The old year closed with The Fredericksburg Cham- Air. E. J. Koenig ami family
a very depslorable accident that ber of Commerce in a special were visitors to the Alamo City
overwhelmed one of the most meeting List night passed a re- during Christmas week,
prominent families in our town solution, to apply to the Postal ----•---
with the deepest gloom and an- Department at Washington, I). Cadet H. Kissel from Kelley
C., for discontinuation of the Field is a visitor at the home
was your father born, gent Alexander of Siberia and
was his mother tongue? 26 others have been killed by an
Where was your mother born, explosion oi dynamite, according
and what was her mother ton- to a Belgrade dispatch to the
gue? I Lokal Anzeiger.
Can you speak English? Ihe cause of the explosion is
What is your trade, profession unknown, the dispatch adds,
or particular kind of work done? Mon- than fifty persons were in-
in what industry do you work? jured.
Arc you employer, on salary,1 There is no confirmation of
[wageworker or on own account.? the killing of Prince Alexander
0--- wageworker or on own account? from any other source, the Lokal
Christmas was celebrated in — —00---- Anzeiger being the only nevyspa-
We report Messrs. Wm. Muel- Fredericksburg in the loveliest Visitors ol the Holiday Season. ’* ° Pub ish ” story of the
ler, Fredericksburg; Hugo manner and the charm of yule- Visitors at Fredericksburg 9,, ,, i
Lochte, Fredericksburg; Edmund tide enhanced by beautiful dear during the week were: Mr. and » unco icegent Alexander has
cars Alberthal, Doss; j. |< Key, So- weather. Christmas trees were a Mrs. Hilmar Klaerner and child, ° 1,11 intents and purposes been
nora; Hy. E. Friedrich, prede- feature in all Ilie churches and from San Antonio; Miss Ella du8 o the Serbs, Croats and
ricksburg; Alf. Gentemann, San appropriate services were held. Schmidt, Miss Estella Habenicht, ' ' V‛11‛s since, 1 11 retirement
Antonio; Oscar Metzger, San An- The Social Turnverein held its Miss Elise Schwarz, Miss Perpe- roi A 1 « " ns lather,
tonio; Dave Adams, London; usual Christmas tree festival tua Blanchard, Miss Marguerite 1 l”. * •' 01 - el ia., ’ was
Gus. lenschke, Luckenbach ; .1. Sunday night. New Yer was Rosenthal, Aliss Annie Keller, 4PP°In " rinee . c8ent of
II. Pehl, Stonewall; Emil Bau- ushered in by the tolling of all Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roeder, Air. ’ U808 a)“ S a einMovember,
Herm, the church bells and some shoot- and Mrs. Leo Kuntz; Mr. and • • ane representec Ser ia at
' the Peace I onference.
Washington, I). C., Dec. 31.—
No evidence that the Administra-
tion has succeeded in reducing
the cost of living, but on the
contrary, a continued rise of
prices is reported by the Fede-
ral Reserve Board in a review
of business and financial condi-
The deceased w as
Nakskav, Denmark, on
Mrs A. L. Cunningham went out establishment of a daily auto Mrs. David S. Hartshorn, of
hunting with a shotgun, near the mail service between Fredericks- Grassville, Ohio, is visiting her
residence. Going over roughburg and Comfort. The business mother, Mrs. Lisette Mueller, at
ground, she stumbled and the I men of Fredericksburg are sorry Fredericksburg.
she was carrying, with the; to be compelled to take the mail q
contract away, from the, Frede- Mr. P» W. Eckert and his
ricksburg. & Northern Railway, daughte, “Misses Ma and Alma
hut conditions have become so Eckert, t,m„dason County, are vi-
bad that the mail service ..ver sitors home of’Mr. Ed.
this route has been interrupted Eekers,, , Phil. W. Eckert's
frequently and sometimes tor an broth our town.
extended period. Ihe manage-' ____o___.
ment of the railway did not make .. , ..
efforts io deliver the mail ThdTATt meeting of the Pre-
Berg and family, of Seguin; making of
Mr. Theo. Langerhans bag- rough road. Mr. Behrens was
have bought the mercantile bu- ged a rare trophy on a hunting caught under it, but luckily got
siness of Air. Alfred Durst at trip to Doss last week—a big free of the saddle when the ani-
Doss. jwhite swan. He sent the animal mal regained its leet. His left
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Rev. Father Michel is a guest by a taxidermist. The bird very will be disabled for work for a since September 1, 1919?
,, .1- on goggy the 28th of Rev. Father Gerlach, pastor likely had flown from a Zoo Wh le- Are you able to read?
of the St Mary’s Parish, at Fre- somewhere and lost his bearings. --0— _ can you write!
° • I ecem " ft he track on the dericksburg. Mr. Langerhans found it on a Un Monday of this week while In what State or foreign coun-
coa ' 6 ' “ a ", , ----(I-- pond on Air. Willie Wendel’s driving near the fire station on ( ere vou born?
' ' „ ..... place street, ... eaders of MI w) e, .tongue?
and it took until Monday morn- Mr and Mrs. John Ostrow proz ------ Paul Bauer’s four-horse-team / s y. . atber *
ing to get the tram back to prietors of the Ostrow Hotel at ...... , ■ nAssinobiveje W . 5 1
Frederieksburg, Going down Fredericksburg, spent New Year Mr Edwin Staats, son of .Mr. W a, swerc in tPne lde, upset and what
again on Tuesday, tour freight at the Alamo City. Gus. Staats of the Crabapple . ... . . . . . . ..„u.
cars jumped the track about se- ---u--- community, was caught by a cir- 7. oanathSuu
ven miles 0l this side of the ,, , . . , . cular saw which severed the . . . >
’ m 1 . I the firm ot ( has. Schwarz has • ■ . • . ... c ing pole on the wagon were brok-
.function near Tatsch s place, . . .1e 1 . middle amt index fingers of his 1 . . in । • i
1 1 p .. 1 .1 sold out its stock of goods to a i . ■ T1 P.i.2 u. en and the wheelhorses buried
and wo o them were me y us- San Allonio Dartv and the goods ering andely, but the fingers' arc mnder the load. Mr Bauer was
gone. The accident happened on driving from the saddle, but he,
Christmas Eve while Mr. Edwin as well as the horses, escaped in-
„ . - . ... . .. County east of the Llano-Fred-
ter Riley, oi El Paso, spent ”‘ee ricksburg and the Fredericks-
holidays with their parents, Air. ........
Cameron, Helmuth
Paso is a visitor at Fredericks-
burg.
in thevewn as the <
growing ait t>ps.
FREDERICKSBURG —
1 t Has a population of over
8,000; elevation, 1,709
feet above sea level; good
schools and churches, and
an ideal climate.
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day visitors in Fredericksburg. Census Enumerators for Gillespie Prominent Citizen Dead.
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Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Klaerner Aliss Gertrude Puhl of
spent the holidays with relatives Fredericksburg and Mr. M. B.
Harris of Terrell, Texas, have
Stockholders Meeting.
The Stockholders of the Fredericksburg Publishing Company
will take notice that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the corn
pany will be held at the office of the company’s printing plant at
Fredericksburg, Texas, on
Tuesday, January 6, 1920, at 4:30 o’clock p. m.
Messrs. Al ax and Walter
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